Apparel attachable detachable display frame

Abstract

A garment display frame that provides apparel with at least one display frame releasably incorporated into said apparel where the apparel has a part of a mating pair of fasteners and the display frame has the other part. The display frame has a border mounted to the edge of the display frame with a plastic transparent or translucent receptacle bound thereby having a pocket so that the user can insert a visual display of their choosing therein. Also, the apparel display frame has a receptacle that can be incorporated into any garment so that a user can selectively insert any picture, image, message, graphic or artwork as desired.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A garment display frame comprising:
 a) said garment having sleeves, a collar, front and back surfaces, said frame being transparent and removably mounted on a front or back surface of said garment and forming a receptacle on said garment; 
 b) a window supported by and in contact with said frame exterior to and adjacent said receptacle whereas a visual display item is contained within said receptacle and visible through said window; 
 c) said frame having a border peripheral to said window, said border having a front surface adjacent to said window and disposed about a periphery of said window and a rear surface opposite said front surface; 
 d) an access opening providing access to said receptacle; 
 e) a plurality of fasteners for removably affixing said frame to an outer surface of said garment, each of said plurality of fasteners having a first portion mounted on an outer rear surface of the border, a second portion secured on a front surface of the garment, and a separate reinforcement portion mounted on an inner surface of said garment so as to align with each of said second portions; and 
 f) wherein said plurality of fasteners are selected from the group consisting of snaps, mating hook and loop fasteners, zippers, and buttons. 
 
     
     
       2. A garment display frame according to  claim 1 , wherein said window is selected from the group consisting of translucent and transparent material. 
     
     
       3. A garment display frame according to  claim 2 , wherein said window is clear plastic. 
     
     
       4. A garment display frame according to  claim 1 , further comprising a closure fastener for securing said access opening. 
     
     
       5. A garment display frame according to  claim 4 , wherein said closure fastener for said receptacle is selected from the group of snaps, hook and loop, zippers and buttons. 
     
     
       6. A garment display frame according to  claim 4 , wherein said receptacle is formed by said window bonding on three edges of said frame. 
     
     
       7. A garment display frame according to  claim 1 , wherein said item of display apparel contains a plurality of said frames. 
     
     
       8. A method of displaying a display item on an item of display apparel comprising the steps:
 a) providing an item of display apparel, said apparel having sleeves, a collar, front and back sides, a display frame on a front or back side of said apparel, a receptacle interior to said frame, a transparent window exterior to and adjacent said receptacle, said frame having a border peripheral to said window, said border having a front surface adjacent to and disposed about a periphery of said window and a rear surface opposite said front surface, an access opening providing access to said receptacle, and a plurality of fasteners mounted on said border for removably affixing said frame to said item of apparel, wherein each fastener has a first portion mounted on an outer rear surface of the border, a second portion secured on a front surface of the garment, and a separate reinforcement portion mounted on an inner surface of said garment so as to align with each of said second portions and said plurality of fasteners are selected from the group consisting of snaps, mating hook and loop fasteners, zippers, and buttons; 
 b) removably affixing said frame to said item of display apparel via said plurality of fasteners; and 
 c) placing a display item in said receptacle so that said display item is viewable through said window. 
 
     
     
       9. A method of displaying a display item on an item of display apparel according to  claim 8 , further comprising the step of closing said access opening by means selected from the group consisting of snaps, mating hook and loop fasteners, zippers and buttons.